Chapter 277 - Decisions (1/2)

Tang Wulin's dragon claw descended upon the Three-eyed Golden Lion's head.

Tang Wulin flew into the air high above the Three-eyed Golden Lion's head. Since Xu Xiaoyan's starwheel immobilized it, the lion couldn't do anything but watch as Tang Wulin swung his claw down at it.

However, instead its crus.h.i.+ng effect activating, the dragon claw rebounded off of the lion's head.

The Three-eyed Golden Lion crashed into the floor of the cave with a resounding boom, unconscious, but alive. For the moment.

“Captain!” Xie Xie hurriedly spoke up. “Don't destroy its head, it could leave us a soul skull.”

Tang Wulin withdrew his claw, deciding not to follow up with another attack. Having struck the lion, he an odd hunch that the crus.h.i.+ng effect wouldn't activate no matter what he did. It was undoubtedly the influence of the Auspicious Emperor's luck. It truly was a strange soul beast!

“I think it's only a ten-year Three-eyed Golden Beast. If it were at the hundred-year level, we wouldn't have been able to beat it so easily.”

The unconscious lion that lay before them was practically a lamb ready for the slaughter! Its tough scales were nothing in the face of Tang Wulin's golden dragon claw.

His claw may have bounced off of the lion's head, but the scales on it had been smashed to bits. Golden blood trickled from the wound..

“Now we need to decide who gets the spoils,” Tang Wulin said, turning to his companions. “Xiaoyan, if you can make a breakthrough, then the soul ring goes to you. I'll pa.s.s on the soul bone... so Xie Xie and Gu Yue, you two talk it over.

His three companions went silent.

This was an Auspicious Emperor, a Three-eyed Golden Lion! They could no longer be found in the real world, yet they encountered one here and even had the chance to obtain its soul ring and soul bone. Anyone who fused with either would receive a ma.s.sive boost in strength.

Despite the fact that it was only a ten-year soul beast, its soul bone wasn't ranked number one for no reason. Its effect on one's spiritual power was unfathomable.

“Why are you giving up on the soul bone, Captain?” Xu Xiaoyan exclaimed suddenly. “It's the soul bone of a Three-eyed Golden Lion!”

“I already got the Duskgold Dreadclaw Bear's right hand bone, so it wouldn't be right for me to take this one too,” Tang Wulin answered. “We're a team after all. I can't hog all the good stuff, so go on. You guys decide how you want to distribute it.”

Xie Xie looked at Gu Yue, then at Xu Xiaoyan.

It would have been absolutely spectacular if Xu Xiaoyan were already at rank 30 and could absorb the soul ring of a legendary Three-eyed Golden Lion. However, she was currently one step shy of it at rank 29. The gap seemed small, but it was actually enormous, so all they could do was decide on who gets the soul bone.

The three of them were supposed to split a single soul bone—a priceless one at that!

Xie Xie gazed at the lion on the ground, then reluctantly took a step back to stand beside Tang Wulin.

“I'll pa.s.s on it as well.” After retreating from the lion, he seemed to relax. “I'm a man, so I understand that ladies go first. Besides, the Three-eyed Golden Lion's skull bone mainly affects spiritual power, which doesn't matter as much to me anyway. It would be better for either of you girls to get it. You two can decide. Or you can play rock-paper-scissors if you can't.”

Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan stared at him in astonishment.

While Xie Xie seemed aloof on the outside, in reality, he was a guy who really cared about his friends. He was the first one to bring up the value of the Three-eyed Golden Lion's soul bone, yet he still chose to give it up so quickly. Such a decision wasn't easy to make!

Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan looked each other in the eye.

They both excelled at ranged elemental attacks, and there was no doubt that the lion's soul bone would suit either of them. Whoever fused with it would experience a fundamental change to their cultivation base. It was hard to come by such and opportunity and even rarer to encounter one like this again.

Fusing with this soul bone could even have a permanent effect on their fates! Just how would they decide? Who would get it in the end?

Tang Wulin stood there silently, lips pressed together tightly. He had no suggestions to give them in this situation. As their captain, whatever he proposed would be unfair to the person who ended up with nothing.

This situation would have been far easier to resolve if it were an ordinary soul bone. All of them would have plenty of chances to obtain one in the future. However, this was the soul bone of a Three-eyed Golden Lion! It was a once-in-lifetime opportunity!

Gu Yue turned around and walked over to Tang Wulin. Meeting his gaze, she said, “Let's give it to Xiaoyan. I'm pa.s.sing on it too.”

“Big Sis Gu Yue!” Xu Xiaoyan yelped.

Gu Yue turned around, a gentle smile playing at her lips. “The Three-eyed Golden Lion's soul bone will grant you luck. I don't want luck. I want strength. Besides, you're the youngest, and weakest, of the four of us. If you want to catch up, you'll have to take every chance you get. Go on. Absorb it.”